Posted by Josh on November 26, 2009 under Football, Photos | 
GO PACK GO!!
The Packers seem to find themselves in a Thanksgiving Day game fairly often–this will be their 4th appearance in the last nine years and 33rd overall. Most of these appearances have been in Detroit against the Lions, and now I can say I’ve seen where these games are played.
You can’t really tell from this picture, but I’d definitely say it has a much less interesting exterior than Comerica Park, which is just across the street.
Posted by Adrienne on October 7, 2009 under Football, Photos |
Nothing says “Fall” quite like a college football game. And with a resurgence by our local Washington Huskies, Seattle’s fall Saturdays have been much more enjoyable this year. In honor of the UW’s victory over USC and their hard-fought contests against LSU and Notre Dame, here is the home of the Huskies and the best college football setting in the country, Husky Stadium:
Few college football stadiums can match the splendor of Husky Stadium on the banks of Lake Washington. This picture was taken during our summer canoe trip on the lake, but even during the fall, a sunny Saturday will produce a view similar to this one. It’s a great place to watch a football game, hear a marching band, and sing along with a proud Fight Song. I’ve only been once, but I’d love to go again, especially now that I’m a Washington Alumna. Hopefully soon!
Heaven help the foes of Washington,
They’re trembling at the feet of mighty Washington!
Let’s Go Huskies!
Posted by Adrienne on September 9, 2009 under Football, Packers, Photos, Seahawks |
With the start of the NFL season right around the corner, a photo from our summer visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame seemed appropriate:
We took a lot of interesting pictures of the inside of the Hall of Fame during our visit, which you can see here. Both the Packers and the Seahawks were well represented, so we both had a good time. The exhibits were fascinating and there was a lot to see. If you’re a gridiron fan, consider putting Canton on your list of places to go – you won’t be disappointed!
Posted by Josh on March 18, 2009 under Football, Photos |
This may seem like an odd choice for a photo, but I was having trouble thinking of something thematic for March Madness. I really wish I had taken a picture of Madison Square Gardens when we walked past it last May (as that is where the NIT finals will be this year and where the Big East Conference championship was last weekend). Though I suppose that probably wouldn’t have been a very interesting picture.
Unfortunately, this picture is even more of a stretch for two reasons. Cincinnati didn’t even make the NCAA tournament (nor did they make the NIT or CBI). And this is their football field, which for all I know could be covered in snow (speaking of which, we had snow this past Sunday, March 15. Crazy!).
Well, really, I have no answer to quibbles like that. Though it seems remotely relevant to highlight a Big East school when the Big East became the first conference ever to land 3 #1 seeds in the tourney.
More interesting, however, is that this field is depressed. No, not that sort of depressed. It sits well below ground level. Of course ground level changes over parts of the University of Cincinnati campus, but as you walk up to the stadium from the sides, you find yourself at the top row of seats. You can kind of see it in the upper left. The brick columns in the nearby building there are at ground level.
Posted by Adrienne on March 3, 2009 under Baseball, Basketball, Football, Mariners, Seahawks, Soccer, Sounders |
Things are looking better in Seattle as far as sports goes. The Husky basketball team has clinched a share of the Pac-10 championship, and will likely go to the NCAA tournament. The Sounders season is starting soon, and the team has sold more season tickets than any other MLS team (and we have partial season tickets, yay! Just waiting for them to show up in the mail now…) The Mariners signed Junior in the offseason, and made some other good moves, although none quite as headline-worthy, and should be better than 100+ losses. And the Seahawks just got TJ Houshmandzadeh, a great receiver with an awesome name. So while 2008 was not so great, 2009 looks my-t-fine, at least, for now.
